Suwon Mayor Urges More Citizens to Join 'Saebit Talk Talk' for City Governance Participation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Mayor Lee Jae-joon of Suwon Special Metropolitan City urged, "We ask that public officials make efforts so that more citizens can participate in city governance through Saebit Talk Talk."

At an "August Expansion Executive Meeting" held in the city hall's conference room on July 31, Mayor Lee Jae-joon said, "Just one month after the launch of Saebit Talk Talk, a mobile direct democracy platform, more than 15,000 people have registered as members," adding "My goal is for all 1.23 million Suwon citizens to join Saebit Talk Talk and actively participate in city governance."

He continued, "Please ask all public officials to work together so that Saebit Talk Talk succeeds and direct democracy can be realized in Suwon."

The mobile city governance participation platform Saebit Talk Talk is a civic participation and communication square. It is composed of menus including proposal discussion, surveys and voting, application reception, and Suwon Saebit Care Services. In "Proposal Discussion," when citizens propose policy ideas, other citizens express their opinions on the ideas through comments and discuss them. Policy ideas that receive wide civic support are reviewed by relevant departments, and if adopted, are implemented as policy. "Suwon Saebit Care Services" can also be applied for through Saebit Talk Talk.

Mayor Lee also stated, "Citizens, public officials, and collaboration agency staff collected disaster relief funds totaling 120 million won for our sister city Nonsan and exchange city Bonghwa County, which suffered damage from heavy rain, and volunteers conducted disaster recovery volunteer activities in Nonsan for three days," adding "I express my gratitude to everyone who supported those suffering from flood damage."